An Application in Absurdity: Interview with Justin Pearson on Deaf Club's Bad Songs Forever EP7/18/2022 Interview by Parisa Eshrati  Photo credit: Becky DiGiglio Having just released their debut LP, Productive Disruption, at the start of 2022, San Diego-based powerviolence band Deaf Club hightailed their way straight into their follow-up EP to hone in on their absurdist sound. In the Bad Songs Forever EP, the band finds a new balance of structured songwriting while still crafting a densely layered blend of hardcore, grind and d-beat. We spoke with frontman Justin Pearson (The Locust, Swing Kids, etc.) on the thematic elements of their latest release, balancing humor with politically-charged messages, and much more.
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Interview by Parisa Eshrati  In their 2022 album Acts of God, New York death metal pioneers Immolation grapple with feelings of deep despair and hopelessness through lyrical symbolism, crushing technical riffs and ominous artistic visuals. Following their recent co-headlining tour with Carcass, we spoke with guitarist and songwriter Bob Vigna on evoking an apocalyptic atmosphere in the music, conceptualizing their music videos, and a detailed behind-the-scenes of the recording process.
Interview by Parisa Eshrati  Photo by Joseph Cultice Since rejoining the group in 2019, original Meat Puppets drummer Derrick Bostrom has been drawn back into the improvisational energy of the band. "The pull of the music for me is when you can get to a place where you’re not making the decisions. Rather, the music itself is making the decisions."
We caught up with Derrick during the Meat Puppets recent co-headlining tour with Mudhoney to talk about the magic of improvisational music, the group's evolution from a trio to an ensemble, the rise and fall of SST Records, and so much more. Interview by Parisa Eshrati  Photo by E. Altankhuyag In their debut album The Gereg, Mongolian band The Hu have created their own unique style of rock by combining ancient Tengri musical traditions with heavy metal riffs. By incorporating the musical styles of their ancestors with Mongolian throat singing and instruments like the tovshuur, The Hu call in the atmosphere of their homeland and connect it to an international audience. We caught up with the band on their headlining U.S. Black Thunder Tour to discuss the art of throat singing, the cultural significance of Mongolian instruments, and awakening our inner warrior through sound.
Interview by Parisa Eshrati  A Burkinabe urban griot (vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Kaito Winse) meets a Brussels noise punk duo (drummer Benjamin Chaval and guitarist Nico Gitto) - the result is a tour de force project called Avalanche Kaito. On their debut EP, Dabalomuni, the trio lives up to their name by creating a whirlwind of genre-defying sounds that deconstruct both traditional and futurist knowledge. We spoke with Avalanche Kaito to discuss their new release, weaving ancient history into their sound, and following the road of their ancestors.
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